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Eye care in the United Kingdom is available through the National Health Service. Eye care in the community is almost entirely provided by optometrists in private practice. Specialist NHS services are provided from a small number of eye hospitals, and their staff often run clinics in general hospitals in their region. ==Sight Tests== Free NHS sight tests in England and Northern Ireland are available to anyone who is: * aged under 16, or aged under 19 and in full-time education * aged 60 or over * registered blind or partially sighted * diagnosed with diabetes or glaucoma * aged 40 or over who is the parent, brother, sister, son or daughter of a person diagnosed with glaucoma, or you has been advised by an ophthalmologist that you are at risk of glaucoma * eligible for an NHS complex lens voucher * a prisoner on leave from prison * anyone entitled under the NHS Low Income Scheme People who are unable to visit and optician can have a mobile sight test where an optometrist comes to visit their home or a day centre. The patient is given the prescription which can be fulfilled by any optician. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eye care in the United Kingdom」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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